I think it would be good, if KiCAD can "draw" on copper layers. So it would be possible to place such Testpoints in any shape needed "quick n' dirty" without harming the schematic.
Also it would be possible to round up T-crossings with arcs. For this the grapic elements had to become a net and have to be possible on copper.
This is one point on the "List who avoid KiCAD in real professional use".
Roland
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--- In kicad-users@..., "osterchrisi" <osterchrisi@...> wrote:
Hello guys,
one of my workers had the idea of using small (like 0.5" x 0.5" / 1cm x 1cm) open copper ground planes on the edges of our boards for setting trimmers and testing the PCBs.
Right now we always have to find a 'good' leg of a resistor etc. where we can clip our GND-clip of the oscilloscope to and sometimes this is a really shi**y procedure so that in the end you have to solder small pieces of copper wire to a GND pin of another component to clip your crocodile clip to.
Our next run of PCBs should be SMD anyway so he had this idea. What do you think about that? Good or bad idea?
Thanks for your time and I'm very open to any suggestions here!
christian
